The other quiet professionals : lessons for future cyber forces from the evolution of special forces / / Christopher Paul, Isaac R. Porche III, Elliot Axelband

• Autore: Paul Christopher <1971->
• Pubblicazione: Santa Monica, California : , : RAND Corporation, , 2014; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (140 p.)
• Disciplina: 355.3/43
• Soggetto topico: Cyberspace - Security measures - United States - Planning; Computer networks - Security measures - United States - Planning; Cyberterrorism - United States - Prevention - Planning; Information warfare - United States
• Persona (resp. second.): PorcheIsaac <1968->; AxelbandElliot
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figure and Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE Introduction; Purpose; Organization of This Monograph; CHAPTER TWO Special Operations Forces Before U.S. Special Operations Command; The Long and Storied History of Commandos; Vietnam and Its Aftermath; U.S. Special Operations Forces Limp into the 1980's; The Catalytic Failure at Desert One, 1980; Reform and Reconstitution in the Early 1980's; Problems Remain: Grenada, 1983; Further Congressional Pushes and Defense Resistance; Congress Takes Decisive Action, 1986 ; CHAPTER THREE The Transition to and Evolution of U.S. Special Operations Command Further Legislation to Force Implementation; The Bureaucratic Burdens of Administering New Authorities; Evolution After the Establishment of U.S. Special Operations Command; The Authorities of U.S. Special Operations Command; CHAPTER FOUR Cyber Forces and U.S. Cyber Command; The Lexicon; Cyber Force Roles; The Need for Uniformed Cyber Forces; Integration into Full-Spectrum Operations; Authority to Operate in Cyberspace; Deployability; Current Cyber Force Structure; U.S. Army Cyber Forces; U.S. Cyber Command ; CHAPTER FIVE Confirming the Analogy: How Alike Are Pre-U.S. Special Operations Command Forces and Contemporary Cyber Forces? Common Features; Personnel; Doctrine; Organization; Development Strategy; Institutionalization of Training; Adequacy Relative to Potential Demand; Similarities; Personnel; Relationship with and to Conventional Forces; "Precarious Values"; Applicability Across the Spectrum of Conflict; Acquisition Needs; Calls for Reform; Differences; Personnel; Historical Tradition; Salient Historical Events; Core Essence; Lessons from the Analogy ; CHAPTER SIX Lessons for U.S. Cyber Forces from U.S. Special Operations Command Acquisitions Problems with Current Acquisition Processes; Cyber Acquisition Needs; U.S. Special Operations Command Rapid Acquisition Needs; U.S. Special Operations Command Rapid Acquisition Processes; Culture and Other Keys to Success; Quick Recognition and Validation; The Ability to Contract to Develop Products Quickly; The Ability to Equip Selected Warfighters Rather Than Field Capabilities to the Entire Force; Track Record of U.S. Special Operations Command's Rapid Acquisition Programs ; How Cyber Acquisition Could Be Modeled After the U.S. Special Operations Command Rapid Acquisition Approach Summary; CHAPTER SEVEN Conclusions and Recommendations; Recommendations for the U.S. Department of Defense; Empower USCYBERCOM as a Joint Home for the Cyber Community.; Find Acquisition Solutions for Needed Cyber Tools; Recommendations for the U.S. Army; Support USCYBERCOM as a Capstone Coordinator of and Organizational Home for the Entire Cyber Force; Make U.S. Army Cyber Command for the Army's Cyber Forces What USSOCOM Is for All SOF ; Recognize the Precarious Value of Cyber Forces and Support Them Accordingly
• Sommario/riassunto: With the establishment of U.S. Cyber Command, the cyber force is gaining visibility and authority, but challenges remain, particularly in the areas of acquisition and personnel recruitment and career progression. A review of commonalities, similarities, and differences between the still-nascent U.S. cyber force and early U.S. special operations forces, conducted in 2010, offers salient lessons for the future direction of U.S. cyber forces.
• Titolo autorizzato: The other quiet professionals
• ISBN: 0-8330-8800-9; 0-8330-8802-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910220091503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II